Valve



June 3o, 1936,

G. Hui-'IN' VALVE Filed FebjQ; 1955 A w dwf. @4MM #m07 M 00. ...u M n v i .l I 0 o f Z 9 .0/6/ m I v fg L a om 0, w f MMWIJL. 4M 7. f ,wil ....mJw 9d/util# 41 nimh, PN n@ 3 J ,4 f f n w IN VEN T0 Fi H m T Patented June 30, 1936 STATES VALVE Gustav Huhn, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany Application February 9, 1935, Serial No. 5,835

Claims.

The invention relates to a plug cock the plug of which, preferably conical, is lifted ofi its seat in the box prior to the turning movement and, after terminating the rotation, is pressed into 5 the` seat. En cocks of this kind it is of special importance, that in each final position of the cock, i. e. in each on position and in each 0E position, the lifted-up plug be immediately and completely forced into its seat, because otherwise,

leakages of the medium to be shut od would be unavoidable. This is of particular importance in connection with multiple-way cocks and with such cocks the solutionA of the problem is confronted by special difficulties, because within a comparatively short arc of turning movement, the cockplug must be lifted up several times and cornpletely replaced each time.

Through the present invention, this problem has been solved by a construction, in which at a turn of the Wrench or handle, the plug is lifted axially without turning the plug, and after turning is forced back into its seat by means of a return-spring.

In accordance with the present invention, means are provided for positively preventing turning of the plug during its axial motion, and springs are interpolated between the cock drive and the plug, said springs beingput under tension b'y the turning of the driving member which effects the axial motion of the plug, but being suddenly released when the axial motion is completed and the stopping means are released, effecting acceleration of the plug rotation toits next position.

By means of this acceleration, a jump-like transition from the axial motion of the cockplug to the rotary motion will be attained, so that the cock-plug is jerked into the box seat in each position, and even when volatile media, such as gases, liquid fuel and the like are being controlled by the valve, a suicient tightening will be attained, even if the ,opening of thecock be rapidly followed by the closing of the latter. Furthermore, in the present invention, the speed of rotation of the plug is independent of that of the cock handle or wrench, so that said handle or wrench may be mechanically actuated with a uniform rotary motion in one direction, causing the plug to rotate intermittently more rapidly than the cock handle.

In the accompanying drawing an example of performance of the object of the present invention has been represented, in which Fig. 1 represents a vertical section through the cock,

Geny February 12, 1934 Fig. 2 a plan view with the upper cap taken o Fig. 3 a partial longitudinal section in.- a plane vertical to the section plane of Fig. l. Fig. 4 a partial lateral view of the upper part of Fig. 1. 5

The cock, represented in the abovementioned drawing is of the four-way type. Upon a square part 2t of the plug shank 2 a disk t has been attached which is rigidly connected with the shaft 2 bymeans of a hood 2t carried by the tapering part 3 of the plug-shank and which is pressed against the disk Ii by means of a screw 3l and the stop-plate 3Q. The disk t is provided` on two sides,l placed opposite to each other. with 15 one suspending arm 5 each, the lower end of which forms a right-angled lug t engaging in corresponding gaps of the cover plate i', The box cover Ill, being connected with the plug box B by means of a flange t, is provided with a st ing box packing I intended to tighten the round part 2 of the plug shank. The shoulder 2t of the plug l is made to support afreturn spring 25, the other end of which abuts on a ball bearing 28, being housedwithin a groove of the box cover it. The handle I2 encircles with around hole the round part of the cock shank 2 and carries, beside this hole', two rollers I'I placed diametrically to each other, adapted to be easily rotated round their pivots I8. These rollers establish contact withvthe Ainclined. planes or cams 2B, 2i and the horizontal planes I9, 22with which the under surface of the disk li has been provided, so that in consequence of a rotation of the plug shank 2, the rollers I1 alternately lift and lower 5 the disk d. K

The rotation of the plug shank 2 is effected from the cock handle I2 through the medium o! a spring transmission. For this purpose the handle I2, is connected, by means of a bracket I5 (Fig. 2) with two laminated springs I3, I6 resting against a lug I6 of the disk 4. Further- Y more, the handle I2 ls made to carry a pin 23. engaging in-between the springs I3', M.

' The operation of'the cock is as follows:

If the key handle I2 in Fig. 2 be moved clockwise, the spring I3 will be put under tension. the spring being stronger` in its action than the return spring 25, and tends to turn the disk I. This is, in the flrst instance, prevented by the straight guide 6, 1, as long as the rollers I1 are at the highest point of their path between the lnclined parts 2t, 2l of the disk 4. By causing the rollers Il to 1 roll off the inclined plane 20, the disk 4 and the plug will be lifted up, until 55 the lugs i are disengaged from the guide groove o! the cover plate l. A turning of the plug shank 2 and of the plug I may then be elected, while the rollers II are running on the horizontal planes I9. This causes the spring I3 to be released, so that it snaps back into its original position, thereby rapidly driving the disk 4 and the plug shank 2 forward. -As soon as the rollers are running again on the inclined plane 2li, the resistance of the spring stop I6 will cease. This ltakes place shortly prior to the moment, when the lug 6 of the arm 5 of the disk 4 is placed again above a groove' ofthe cover plate "I, so that the disk 4 is then locked so as to prevent its being further rotated and merely its axial motion in a downward direction is effected. By releasing the spring I3, the plug will thus suddenly be placed in the final position and forced back into its seat, even if the handle I2 be moved only slowly by hand. In connection with this plug re-seating, the return spring 25, put un- -der tension by the more powerful spring I3 turnlng the disk 4 during the axial initial motion of the plug shank 2, is made to act freely, because it does not meet with any resistance now in the released spring I3. At a turning of the handle I2 in the opposite direction, the spring I4 will act in an identical manner. The springs I3, I4 also eiect a smooth disengagement from the straight guide `6-I, so that the risk of the lugs 6 being sheared oi at the commencement o1' the handle motion, will be obvlated.

In the represented form of construction, the cover plate I is provided, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of -dotted lines, with eight notches for holding the two lugs 6, and the disk 4 with such a number of cam faces' 20, 2I, that with every rotation of the key, the cock is raised four times and lowered four times, and the plug I is provided with four passages. Instead, however, another number of passages or ways for the multiway cock may be provided and, if required, the cock may prove advantageous, as a simple oneway or straight-through cock.

This operation is characterized, on the one hand, by the shock-like replacement of the plug in its seat at an accurately pre-determined time or at the pre-determined final or working position of the cock, as well as by the idle play of the cock handle produced by the springs I3, I4, while locking the plug against a turning movement, whereby these springs are put under tension and thus accumulate the force subsequentlyrequired for turning the plug.

The represented form of construction may be n subjected to various changes or modications,

vention. Compared with the cocks with liftable.

without going beyond the limits of the present inplugs known so far, the cock in accordance with the present invention possesses the essential advantage that, if required, it can be actuated mechanically,'or in other words, may be used as a regulating part adapted to be controlled by a machine. 'Ihis is rendered possible by the fact, that in this' construction uncontrollable obstructions, likely to disturb a mechanical drive, cannot possibly occur and that the required straight Aguide is not eiectedfpositively, butby the means of springs in a yielding manner. The cock may 4be actuated by means of any desired driving agent, such as motors, rope-pulleys, gearor sprocket wheels, overhead shafting and the like,

in connection' with which the handle I2 may., if necessary, be designed as a disk or a wheel. Furthermore, also a drive by means ora iluid pressure agent, such as compressed air or steam, e. g. through the medium ot cylinder pistons is pos- I sible. In this case, the cock key I2 may, l'. i. be coupled with the piston rod in a suitable manner. 5

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention, I declare that what I claim is:- i

1. In a plug cock comprising a casing with a conical bore, a tapered plug rotatably seated 10 within said bore.v a spring urging said plug in its seat in the bore, a stem rigidly connected with said plug and a rotatable operating member .having a lost-motion connection with said stem, the combination of cam-faces coupled by elasticv 15 means with'said operating member and rigidly connected with said stem, and rolling means mounted on said operating member and cooperating with said cam-faces for lifting up axially vthe said plug during the lost-motion of the op- 20 erating means, and means for` positively preventlng a turning of said stem during the said lost, motion. l 2. In a plug cock comprising a casing with a conical bore, a tapered plug rotatably seated 25 within said bore, a spring urging said plug in its seat in the bore, a stem rigidly connected with said plug and a rotatable operating member having a lost-motion connection with said stem, a sleeve surrounding said stem and rigidly con- 30 nected with said casing, a. cover plate on said sleeve having right-angled recesses, al disk rigidly connected with said stem and having rightangled depending lugs 4adapted to engage into said recesses, the lower side of said disk forming cam surfaces, and laminated springs coupling said disk with said operating member, said operating member carrying rolls cooperating with said cam surfaces.

3. In a multi-way cock comprising a casing with a conical bore, a plural-passage tapered plug rotatably seated within said bore, a spring urging said plug in its seat in the bore, a stem rigidly connected with said-plug and a rotatable operating member having a lost-motion connection with said stem, 'a sleeve surrounding said. stem and rigidly connected with said casing, a cover plate on said sleeve having right-angled recesses, a disk rigidlyv connected with said stem and having right-angled depending lugs adapted 5o to engage into said recesses, the lower side of said disk .forming 'cam surfaces, and laminated springs coupling said disk with said operating member, said operating member'carrying rolls cooperatingwith said cam surfaces, said cam surfaces comprising a plurality of alternate inclined planes and horizontal planes. Y

4. A valve comprising a casing, a valve member mounted for rotation and axial shifting in said casing, said valve member having a stem, spring means yieldably holding said valve member on its seat, coasting separably engaged means on said stem and casing for holding said stem and valve member against rotation until axially shifted to free said valve member from its seat, an operating member having a lost-motion connection with said stem allowing predetermined turning of said operating member with respect to said stem, means operatively connected with isaid stem and said operating member and actuated by said predetermined turning of said a operating member for shifting said stem axially, thereby moving said valve member from its seat, disengaging said holding means and stressing said spring means, and additional spring means operatively connected 'with said stem and said opand casing for holding said stem against rotation erating member and stressed by said predeter; during said predetermined turning oi' said opmined turning of the latter for rapidly turning eratingmembe coacting means on said operatthe stem and valve member when said holding I ing Amember and disk for sliding the stem axially 5 means are disengaged, the valve, member being; to unseat the valve member when said operating 5 then re-seated and vsaid holding means reV-enmember is turned with respect to the stem, said gaged by the flrstnamed spring means. 4, axial sliding of said stem. sewing also to disen- 5. A valve comprising Lavcasing having a seat, gage said separably engaged holding means and a valve member in the casing engaging'said seat, t stress the aforesaid spring means, and addim said valve member being provided with ,a rigidly tional spring means operatively connected with l0 attached stem extending to the exterior of the said operating member and disk and stressed by casing, spring means acting agrially on said valve said predetermined turning of said operating member and stem to hold the former yieldably member for rapidly turning the stem upon disengaged With the seat, a disk secured on said engagement of said holding means, the rst menl stem in outwardly spaced relation with the castioned spring means beingv effective after said 15 ing, an operating member between said disk and turning of the valve member and stem to re-seat casing and having a lost-motion connection with said valve member and re-engage said holding said stem, permitting predetermined turning of means.

said operating member with respect to said stem, GUSTAV HUHN. '20 coacting separably engaged means on said disk 20 

